Rereading this after I posted it, I suddenly remembered the phrase a professor of mine used which stuck in my mind: "An appropriate terror."
There are things which are good and worthwhile and doable and rewarding, which it is nevertheless reasonable to approach with fear. They /are/ frightening. Not bad, just frightening.
Of course, he was talking about trying to interpret Hegel, but I really feel that the concept still applies.
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Date: 2005-07-10 03:15 am (UTC)There are things which are good and worthwhile and doable and rewarding, which it is nevertheless reasonable to approach with fear. They /are/ frightening. Not bad, just frightening.
Of course, he was talking about trying to interpret Hegel, but I really feel that the concept still applies.